Skelmanthorpe railway station
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Skelmanthorpe Station. The bridge carries Station Road over the Whistlestop Valley. | |||||
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| Location | Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°35′42″N 1°39′14″W / 53.59507°N 1.65397°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE230110 | ||||
| System | Station on heritage railway | ||||
| Operated by | Whistlestop Valley | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London & North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1879 | opened | ||||
| 24 January 1983 | closed | ||||
| 26 December 1992 | reopened | ||||
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Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station in West Yorkshire, England, that was previously part of the national rail network, and is now a station on the minimum-gauge Whistlestop Valley.